What is “synthetic photography”? Giuseppe Lo Schiavo (b. 1986), an Italian-born visual artist and researcher, defines it as an image-making approach that “involves computer-based methods as opposed to traditional camera-based processes.” But Lo Schiavo is not talking about text-to-image AI generators. His concept is more in-depth and complex, driven by the psychology behind how we interpret reality. The early stages of Windowscapes (2023) comprised an experiment whereby Lo Schiavo measured the brainwave patterns of people presented with a real window, versus a simulated one. The results were surprisingly similar, and the following images question what that means. Lo Schiavo is involved in each stage, programming algorithms and engaging with 3D scans of Greco-Roman artifacts. For a recent collaboration with Bvlgari, Lo Schiavo introduced emotion-capture – producing personal windowscapes that mirror each viewer’s perceived state of mind. giuseppeloschiavo.com
Image credits:
1. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo,Trampoline and the Ocean B, (2023). Image courtesy the artist.
2. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Appetite for the Ocean 001, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
3. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Volcano and the Ocean, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
4. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Trampoline and the Ocean Y, (2023). Image courtesy the artist.
5. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Helios and the Ocean B, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
6. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Daphne and the Ocean B, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
7. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Helios and the Ocean A, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
8. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Hypnos and the Ocean Dittico, (2023). Image courtesy the artist.
9. Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, After the Storm, (2024). Image courtesy the artist.
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